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That aide misyarn and needs to be disowned. He was not supposed to tell we Nigerians the truth. But thank God we knew now. Which means our vote is now for Peter obi

Yes. We have seen the effect of removing subsidy. More hardship, borrowing and corruption. Anybody with brains know that reinstating subsidy is smart, especially now that we refine our own oil. If this is the only thing Atiku campaigns on, he will win.

Our $52Billion reserve ( the highest ever) must be carefully watched as these long throat looters are circling around it already.

LegendHero:
That is different from the “subsidy” we practice.

Nigeria government do same thing even till today too.

Your problem is that you can’t comprehend lot of things. I live in USA and the gas price is cost reflective.

No sane person will say USA is subsidizing pump price and keeping price at the same price per period like Nigeria subsidy of the past does.

Oh, you live in US, just like most of Tinubu's most vociferous defenders. Why not come back to Nigeria and touch grass? Atiku’s subsidy messaging is hitting home where it matters.

Fuel is 1.17 dollars per litre in the US and the minimum wage can buy you 1,700 litres. 70,000 naira cannot buy you 70 litres in Nigeria but keep gaslighting. Mr Intellectual.

How much is he going to be selling PMS.

Which is better for you?
1. Buy fuel you can't afford?
2. Afford fuel you can still buy?

I choose the later.

The trajectory of Nigerian economy is purely petroleum, and petrol it's like a substructure to every other activity of a living Nigerian. That is the food, the clothing, the transportation, and everything.

It is better I'm crying for the availability of fuel , than to cry for the affordability of fuel.

Because I don't eat fuel, but every other economy is titled fuel.

Every government should have the wellfare of her citizens in prospect.

Atiku will bring back subsidy, and things you'll be cheaper.

Eniitankorede:
Ask yourself some questions:
Were you able to buy petrol at official price most times during subsidy regime?
Did you not buy at 1000 from black market?
Did you not used to queue for petrol at filling stations all the time?
Did you not cry for easy availability of petrol even at higher price?
Did workers receive salary in full and when due during subsidy?
Was naira value not depreciating during subsidy?
Did we have enough dollars to transact business abroad?
Did Buhari and the previous predecessors not borrow to pay for subsidy?
What magic will Atiku do now that he could not have done as VP to Obj?
Do you think the refineries will ever wake up again under a subsidy regime?
Do you not think Atiku will sell all our refineries for 1 naira to his friends when they are not working under subsidy regime?
Do you not think this policy is aimed at giving opportunity to his friends to own NNPC?
Why can’t Atiku start subsidy in his private university for the poor?

Search your conscience and answer those questions.

adecz:
Subsidy, if implemented transparently
with checks and balances isn't a bad thing
and is something most big countries like
America 🇺🇸 and UK 🇬🇧 do in different sectors
to help their citizens...

But in Nigeria, it was turned into a monumental
scam and became a looting program, especially
under the totally inept government of Buhari.

Tinubu just came and without thinking,
simply stopped it and created the biggest
poverty ever experienced in this country,
saying there is no other way.

We all know the Subsidy looters, but they
were left alone, while we, the citizens are made
to pay for the looters 🤨🤨🤨

You seek office to solve problems, not to create
problems

Can Atiku implement anything transparently?

Is Atiku himself and his wealth transparent? Right from Custom service to VP? Ask Obasanjo if you don't believe me.

adecz:
Subsidy, if implemented transparently
with checks and balances isn't a bad thing
and is something most big countries like
America 🇺🇸 and UK 🇬🇧 do in different sectors
to help their citizens...

But in Nigeria, it was turned into a monumental
scam and became a looting program, especially
under the totally inept government of Buhari.

Tinubu just came and without thinking,
simply stopped it and created the biggest
poverty ever experienced in this country,
saying there is no other way.

We all know the Subsidy looters, but they
were left alone, while we, the citizens are made
to pay for the looters 🤨🤨🤨

You seek office to solve problems, not to create
problems

subsidy is not good for fantastically corrupt nature like Nigeria..... Nothing good will come out.. removing it is the best.. let both rich n poor feel the pain.

Greatex90:
I will surely Vote Atiku. Let subsidy return.

Let every Nigerian benefits from the government. Hardship is becoming alarming.

Naira is at the weakest, Yet one man said the economy is stable. Propaganda will keee dem

So bringing back subsidy will now strengthen the naira ?

Dey play. Atiku is just desperate for power which is obvious. What brings down inflation is production not bringing back oil subsidies.

He is just playing to the sentiments of Nigerians to score cheap political points. I dont think we believe we should go back to subsidy.
Even during Buhari regime, when subsidy was on, inflation was still high. So inflation was not caused by subsidy removal. As long as we remain an import dependent country, the naira will be weak.

Greatex90:
I will surely Vote Atiku. Let subsidy return.

Let every Nigerian benefits from the government. Hardship is becoming alarming.

Naira is at the weakest, Yet one man said the economy is stable. Propaganda will keee dem

..abi.. Nigeria has crude oil in abundance .. Nigerians should be enjoying the natural resources we have.. governance is for the benefits of Nigerians not politicians..the removal of fuel subsidy it's the politicians, governors that are enjoying this removal of fuel subsidy and using it to enrich themselves the more while Nigerians are suffering and lavishing in hunger and hardship.. Nigerians need fuel sunsidy

HacheNoire:
Seems Atiku is a big fan of my comments.

He doesn’t need to disown them, he needs to sack all of them including his media aides.

They are too dumb for what he is up against.

He should learn from His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR). He has a squad of intellectuals around him who are combat ready in every online space.

But it comes at a price. $$$ as I was told.

If you think that $$$ is what it takes to have intellectuals people working for someone then you are wrong. First, to attract intellectuals you have to be intellectually competent yourself. Because these people likes to explore, win and get challenges that will match them. Of course, $$$ too is involved to keep them.

Tareq1105:
Atiku is a confused person.

I don't think he and his supporters have read through the Petroleum Industry Act.

I want to believe that Atiku is ready to fight dirty inside the mod in this election bcoz it's his last. He's ready to throw up anything to curry votes even though they're not implementable.

Atiku outburst is capable of causing distortion in the oil sector and discouraged investors who had left Nigeria before Tinubu brought them back. A regulated oil sector is a no no to a reasonable investor.

Atiku please don't encourage the return of Queue at fuel stations.

If queues are the only reason why fuel prices are high, I promise you millions will queue to buy fuel at much cheaper rate that what we experience now.

Also, this queue thing is stale. Queues only occur few times. It’s not a daily occurrence.

With Dangote refinery up and running, subsidies just need to be paid to him and we get cheaper fuel.

I’ll rather queue to buy fuel at 400 a liters than buy quicker at 1400 a liter.

No administration can sustain subsidy for 6 months without getting broke and end up unable to pay salaries talkless of doing infrastructure projects. Any insane person that wish to bring back subsidy will have to first bring the dollar exchange rate down. So should be ready to subside both fuel and dollar exchange. Subsidizing fuel at the current dollar rate is economy suicide.

LegendHero:
Nope. Atiku campaign will be on defense from now till election time. He has boxed himself to a corner.

Intellectuals will continue to ask him “how” everytime and he can’t defend his stance to any sane educated person.

An example is what Paul Ibe did. There is no way you can defend the stance and not trip. Atiku has been in the game for over 20 years and yet he can’t still plan propaganda well

Intellectuals?

Let’s see how they’ll be able to convince the ordinary Nigerian citizen that return of petrol subsidy will be bad for them after experiencing first hand what the removal feels like.

Time shall tell.

ElSudani:
Returning subsidy is a key component of his economic Agenda. This is when you are confident of your ability to pull the wool over someone's eyes.

What is the pulling wool over someone's eyes in this case

Osgilliat:
No administration can sustain subsidy for 6 months without getting broke and end up unable to pay salaries talkless of doing infrastructure projects. Any insane person that wish to bring back subsidy will have to first bring the dollar exchange rate down. So should be ready to subside both fuel and dollar exchange. Subsidizing fuel at the current dollar rate is economy suicide.

Yen yen yen. Atiku was Obj’s vice for 8 years and for those period they paid petrol subsidies and still paid salaries.

This atiku don't even know anything about politics but he is busy on focusing on how to win 2027 election so he can return to aso rock to looks Nigerian treasures as he did during himself and Obasanjo regime from 1999 to 2007 , Awon olee barawo radarada

one thing i noticed is that Nigerians have continually been disappointed in leaders thy thought were genuine and who they believed had their interest at heart. i think it is time we eve vote for a so called perceived bad person who we many believe is bad , maybe he will disappoint us and deliver something good .
reason why i dont trust or believe peter obi , i dont want to be disappointed again in my choice of political leadership .

ElSudani:
Returning subsidy is a key component of his economic Agenda. This is when you are confident of your ability to pull the wool over someone's eyes.

Osgilliat:
No administration can sustain subsidy for 6 months without getting broke and end up unable to pay salaries talkless of doing infrastructure projects.

Any insane person that wish to bring back subsidy will have to first bring the dollar exchange rate down. So should be ready to subside both fuel and dollar exchange. Subsidizing fuel at the current dollar rate is economy suicide.

PDP administration sustained subsidy on petrol and dollars for 16 years, based on the deregulation and privatisation foundation Atiku laid.

Rather than go broke, Nigeria flourished, grew to be the biggest economy in Africa without dilapidated road as we now have under the worst rogue politicians of APC led by their amalanomics master strategist.

token10x:
BREAKING: A catfish farming business worth millions of naira has reportedly been wiped out after a truckload of the fish died along the deplorable Benin-Agbor Expressway due to the bad road — sparking outrage among residents and commuters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_mAUX4wWC0?si=TH4LTxdg1B-mcxU9

Sheuns:
Yen yen yen. Atiku was Obj’s vice for 8 years and for those period they paid petrol subsidies and still paid salaries.

Wake up dude!! That was decades ago. It’s no more feasible, get used to it or kpai of hunger.

Sheuns:
Intellectuals?

Let’s see how they’ll be able to convince the ordinary Nigerian citizen that return of petrol subsidy will be bad for them after experiencing first hand what the removal feels like.

Time shall tell.

Ordinary nigerians are not even carried away with Atiku propaganda. No movement anywhere that shows people are gravitating towards his message.

It’s just like a politician promising that he will make 1 naira = $1. No matter how good that sound, people in 2025 can clock the BS.

yaroinside:
Source: https://yaroinsider.ng/atiku-disowns-aide-subsidy/

The aid no get name

AMINDA:
Oh, you live in US, just like most of Tinubu's most vociferous defenders. Why not come back to Nigeria and touch grass? Atiku’s subsidy messaging is hitting home where it matters.

Fuel is 1.17 dollars per litre in the US and the minimum wage can buy you 1,700 litres. 70,000 naira cannot buy you 70 litres in Nigeria but keep gaslighting. Mr Intellectual.

Send me flight ticket fee abeg.

Atiku subsidy message is not hitting anywhere. Even in the core North that he’s trying to rally after they don’t buy his ethnic Northern agenda, it won’t work.

All is fair in politics. If Atiku sabi use propaganda for uninformed few in the North, when they start getting 10k per votes on Election Day, they’ll forget the propaganda.

All is FAIR in politics.

yaroinside:
Source: https://yaroinsider.ng/atiku-disowns-aide-subsidy/

But amaechi said you're not bringing back subsidy. Wetin dey sup baba?

I'm going to join ADC back. I'm voting for Atiku. Anybody who will restore the full subsidy back will have my vote.

Paul Ibe the talkative

Even Atiku’s own camp doesn’t agree with him. First, one of his aides tried to downplay what Atiku said about the subsidy issue. Then, his VP, Amaechi, also attempted to soften his stance. Yet, here he is, doubling down on the subsidy debate.

It’s now very clear that he’s desperate and will promise just about anything to try to secure a win.

https://www.nairaland.com/8735805/atiku-did-not-propose-bringing#140449048

LegendHero:
Send me flight ticket fee abeg.

Atiku subsidy message is not hitting anywhere. Even in the core North that he’s trying to rally after they don’t buy his ethnic Northern agenda, it won’t work.

All is fair in politics. If Atiku sabi use propaganda for uninformed few in the North, when they start getting 10k per votes on Election Day, they’ll forget the propaganda.

All is FAIR in politics.

I like how none of you are disillusioned to believe that Tinubu can win a free and fair election but a gentle reminder that Tinubu spent over 60 billion naira at 50k per vote in Osun but it wasn't. That was Osun state o, his own state of origin. Time is a gentleman.

Other countries subsidizes basic amenities.why is our own different?
Be careful

dappydozzy:
So bringing back subsidy will now strengthen the naira ?

Dey play. Atiku is just desperate for power which is obvious. What brings down inflation is production not bringing back oil subsidies.

He is just playing to the sentiments of Nigerians to score cheap political points. I dont think we believe we should go back to subsidy.
Even during Buhari regime, when subsidy was on, inflation was still high. So inflation was not caused by subsidy removal. As long as we remain an import dependent country, the naira will be weak.

If na 2031 Atiku dey talk this matter so,e for good.
But in 2027, South must finish e tenure.

AMINDA:
I like how none of you are disillusioned to believe that Tinubu can win a free and fair election but a gentle reminder that Tinubu spent over 60 billion naira at 50k per vote in Osun but it wasn't. That was Osun state o, his own state of origin. Time is a gentleman.

The election won’t be free and fair.

So do you now agree Tinubu will win in an election not free and fair? Yes or No?

You’re a liar, Tinubu spent over 500billion in Osun and by 2027, he will be spending 2 trillion on it to win.

LegendHero:
The election won’t be free and fair.

So do you now agree Tinubu will win in an election not free and fair? Yes or No?

You’re a liar, Tinubu spent over 500billion in Osun and by 2027, he will be spending 2 trillion on it to win.

Osun was neither free nor fair but he still couldn't win. If Tinubu's own people in Osun can resist him and his rigging tactics plus threats, account freezing and local government funds confiscation, it will be a piece of cake for the rest of Nigerians. I hope you will be daring enough to come help Tinubu rig the elections, instead of rigging it by typing ferociously on your keyboard. Twitter fingers.